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New Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.
Current oncology reports - 1 Feb 2022
Serrano César, Bauer Sebastian
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This article critically revisits novel data on tyrosine kinase inhibitors that have shown clinical activity in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). RECENT FINDINGS: GIST therapeutic development exploits the oncogene addiction to KIT or PDGFRA receptor tyrosine kinases. Based on this principle, two new drugs were approved in 2020: ripretinib in GIST patients after progression...
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